Wood from the Trees – Amberley Working Museum
I spent most of the year telling everyone that the weather for this day would be brilliant; bang goes my job as forecaster. On the Saturday, I almost got drowned loading the car. Looking back it was funny as I stood there with water dripping off me. At least the rain didn’t pour down on the day, but unlike previous years, the sun wasn’t shining. Whether it is a sign of the times, but the attendance was down, perhaps all the other events on that weekend attracted people elsewhere.
Even though we were not very busy on the sales front, Malcolm was busy on the pole-lathe, while Phil and myself produced various items to sell, while Helen and Jo looked after the sales.
This show is a very enjoyable one for the Woodlanders as we have a chance to catch up with old friends and have a chat and in some cases learn some new tricks (more about this in the next newsletter).
Let’s hope this show has a revamp next year and the crowds return to see what the timber industry has to offer.
by Chris Burchell-Collins
